Entering an interstate from a ramp
A free practice question for the Virginia permit test, with the answer explained.
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You're on an entrance ramp, about to join the interstate. Who has the right of way?
The rule
Drivers coming onto an interstate from an entrance ramp yield the right of way to the traffic already on the highway.
Entering an interstate from a ramp, you yield to the traffic already on the highway. Wait for a gap big enough for your car.
From the Virginia Driver's Manual, section 3, page 16. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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